John said:Lose the beard : yes I think you are correct, I don't know the strength of the alum bars that we are using, but it very well be the case that these styptic Pencil's are more concentrated, as you can see 98.66% looks a bit nasty to me.
LOL Thanks for that, that has clarified things a bit. But now I'm stuck with this styptic pencil.... I could give it away to any one who needs a replacement.... It's free.hunnymonster said:John said:Lose the beard : yes I think you are correct, I don't know the strength of the alum bars that we are using, but it very well be the case that these styptic Pencil's are more concentrated, as you can see 98.66% looks a bit nasty to me.
The 98.66% is a reference to how much of it is aluminium sulphate... just like that bottle of water on your desk is 99.99% water (the rest is dissolved minerals and unless they include lead, arsenic, tin & cyanide you'll come to little harm) - phew that near 100% concentration of water sure sounds scary.
The alum bars are probably in the high-90% alum - but being a double salt (potassium aluminium sulphate) it's effectively "diluted" (perhaps adulterated is a better term) aluminium sulphate and no talc as per the styptic pencil.
NotTheStig said:I had some but it felt like thick glue and after a month or two (perhaps it was my fault somehow) the whole thing dried up and it ended up in the bin.
Shaving at night is the best option for me, I have to say.
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